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Grammar : synonyms of Verb and Adverbs for Academic English

Exercise 1. Verbs

Instuctions : Write the letter associated with the synonyms (exercise 1. Verbs) corresponding synonym next to each word

1.       B Obliterate                                                        A.  Adjust

2.       C Severed                                                           B.  Destroyed

3.       M Conceive                                                        C.  Cut

4.       E Tolerate                                                           D.  Calm

5.      K Ingest                                                              E.  Allow

6.       Pacify                                                                 F.  Enlarge

7.       A Calibrate                                                         G.  Support

8.       F Magnify                                                          H.  Float

9.       Incentivize                                                          I.  Motivate

10.   N Speculate                                                         J.  Carify

11.   H Levitate                                                           K.  Consume

12.   J Illustrate                                                           L.  Interfere

13.   Lucidate                                                              M. Create

14.   Impede                                                                N. Theorize

15.   I Advocat e                                                          O. Exemplify

Exercise 2. Adverbs

instuctiouns : write the letter associated eith the Synonyms (Exercise 2. Adverb) corresponding synonym nozt to each word

1.       A Methodically                                                   A. Systematically

2.       N Begrudgingly                                                  B. Weakly

3.       D Amicably                                                        C. Severely

4.       C Fiercely                                                           D. Quietly

5.       K Unintelligibly                                                  E. Privately

6.       I Sporadically                                                      F. Intently

7.       L Unequivocally                                                  G. Eagerly

8.       G Zealously                                                        H. Painfully

9.       H Laboriously                                                     I. Occasionally

10.   M Earnetly                                                          J. Absolutely

11.   L Indisputably                                                     K. Uncearly

12.   J Definitively                                                       L. Indisputably

13.   B Faintly                                                             M. Resentifully

14.   E Discreeetly                                                        N. Resentfully

Teenage Depression

According to Young Minds, in a school of 1,000 pupils aged 14-18, 50 of them might be seriously depressed. As many as 1 in 5 could be affected at some time. We investigate why more and more teenegers are suffering from mental illness.

A difficult time

Being a teeneger has alwash been difficult. Emotions and moods shange rapidly. Many teenagers feel confused and afraid when the safety of chilhood is left behind. These days, experts say that things are even harder. Peter Wilson, theDirector of Young Minds, says, " we live in particularly difficuloungster. There are huge cultural pressures and a lot of broken homes. Kids may have difficult relationships with parents, or in other cases, have no one to support them.”

No one is happy all the time

Everyone feels unhappy, lonely or misunderstood from time to time. But a small number of teenegers become depressed for weeks or months without change, and they begin to find that they can’t continue with their normal lives. Many teenagers don’t want to ask, or don’t know how to ask for help. Perharps they don’n even realize they are depressed. It is usually other people – friend, parents and teachers, who identify the symptoms of depression and offer help. One teeneger explained that after a close friend had died, “I stopped believing that anything could be any good anymore. I became very aggressive, I snapped at my parents and i lost touch with friends. Things were bad for me for a year until, fortunately for me, a teacher noticed that things were wrong.”

If you recognize these symtoms in yourself or a friend, there are lots of things that can be done. You can’t expect yourself, or someone else to just ‘snap out of it’. You need to find ways to cope with the feelings.

How to help yourself or someone else

If you are worried about, a friend, listen to their problem and try to be sympatheitic, and be patient. Most importantly, try and help them find help. If you’re feeling blue yourself, don’t panic-you need to try and understand your emotions. You are not the first person to feel like this. Try writing things down in a diary or talking to a friend. Perharps writing a poem or song, drawing a picture or listening to music will help you express and understand your emotions. But most importantly of all, do somethng you enjoy, whethers it’s watching TV, playing sport or just going for a walk.

Talk to someone

It is a good idea for teenagers who feel depressed to try and talk to someone they like and feel comfortable with. Buy if they don’t want to talk to friends adn family, there are lots of people who are there to help. They coud talk to their teacher or school nurse or maybe their doctor. Alternatively, there are telephone help lines which give concidential help to anyone with a problem. Talking to someone might help others to cope with how they are feeling.

There is someone who can help

Sometimes, depression can become a very serious problem, and teenagers think about trying to escape their feelings. They might consider suicide or self injury. When the problem has got so bad, professional help from qualified specialist counselors is vital. Counselors are trained to talk to people about their worries and problems. It is important to remember that everyone feels sad and unhappy sometimes, it is natural. Remember that, no matter how bad you feel, the feelings of sadness and hppiness will come to an end.

1.       Vocabulary

Match the word or phrases from the article with their definitions.

1.       Broken home (C)                                  a. Harm that you do to yourself deliberately

2.       To snap at someone (H)                         b. To recover quickly

3.       To lose touch                                        c. A family where the parents have separated

4.       To snap out of it                                   d. To deal successfully with a situation

5.       To cope                                                e. To lose contact

6.       Blue                                                    f. A telephone advice service

7.       Help line                                            g. A person professionally trained to talk to people                                                               about their problems

8.       Self-injury                                             h. To speak to someone angrily

9.       Counselor                                              i. Unhappy (informal)

2.       Comprehension

According to the text, are the following sentences true or false ? (circle ‘T’for true and an ‘F’ for else next to each sentence).

1.       Teenegers don’t want to become adults.                                                 T/F

2.       Teenegers ofte don’t know how to get helps with their depression            T/F

3.       Other people are usually the firs to see that you are depressed                 T/F

4.       A common syptom of teenage behavior is moody behavior                      T/F

5.       It is easly to recover quickly from serious depression.                             T/F